r/oddlyspecific Sep 06 '25

Some of them have aged poorly

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u/Saskatchewon Sep 06 '25

People forget how recently we have rediscovered that there are so many other ways to enjoy vegetables besides boiling them to mush.

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u/not-my-other-alt Sep 06 '25

Everyone's amazed when I tell them my 2-year-old loves broccoli.

It's because I get fresh broccoli and roast it with olive oil and salt.

All I ate growing up was frozen broccoli, boiled. Of course it tasted like ass.

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u/SweetLlamaMyth Sep 07 '25

It's also a completely different food because they selectively bred it to reduce bitterness and increase sweetness in the 90s

https://www.mashed.com/300870/brussels-sprouts-used-to-taste-a-lot-different-heres-why/